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2 Community Scheme – What’s that? So it’s Network Rail’s answer to station adoption? Yes, but it’s not ‘station’ and it’s not ‘adoption’

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3 Station Adoption or Community Scheme? Red area is managed by the Train Operator, so Station Adoption Green is Network Rail directly-managed land, so Community Scheme

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44 Why have it? Most railway land is outside station lease ‘Informal’ schemes are vulnerable (e.g. West Dulwich) Equitable – it doesn’t depend on ‘who you know’ No legal/admin costs (unlike a lease)

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5 Community Scheme More hazardous environment than public areas of a station No resource for Network Rail to manage volunteers, so... Volunteers form a group and manage themselves, through... A ‘Licence’ agreement with Network Rail (separate one for Scottish law) Specified activities: e.g. “maintaining a garden”, “clearing litter”, “removing graffiti” Specified scheme area and safe access route(s) Power tools, spraying, under-16s etc need specific agreement Safety briefing before volunteers start work

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66 How does it work? Group carries out its own risk assessment and signs licence agreement on behalf of its members ‘One-Off’ scheme: –Usually one or two days –People turn up on the day –Network Rail provides safety briefing and supervises ‘Long-Term’ scheme –NR installs permanent fence and/or gate, if needed –Group members safety briefed then work unsupervised –Agreement is renewed every year

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7 An Example: Frome Authorised access route Fencing: Platform end ramp Fencing: Line side and platform end ramp